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Synonyms for surrender
səˈrɛn dərsur·ren·der

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. surrendernoun

    Synonyms:
    capitulation

  2. surrendernoun

    To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.

    Synonyms:
    capitulation

  3. surrendernoun

    To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.

    Synonyms:
    capitulation

  4. surrendernoun

    The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.

    Synonyms:
    capitulation

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. surrender

    To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.

    Synonyms:
    abandon, alienate, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, yield

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. surrender

    Synonyms:
    yield, submit, cede, relinquish, abandon, resign

    Antonyms:
    withhold, vindicate, retain, resist, contend, strive

Princeton's WordNet1.3 / 7 votes

  1. resignation, surrendernoun

    acceptance of despair

    Synonyms:
    yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fall

    Antonyms:
    hold out, resist, withstand, stand firm

  2. giving up, yielding, surrendernoun

    a verbal act of admitting defeat

    Synonyms:
    fall, capitulation, forsaking, yielding, concession, resignation, giving up, conceding

    Antonyms:
    withstand, hold out, stand firm, resist

  3. surrendernoun

    the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

    Synonyms:
    yielding, capitulation, giving up, resignation, fall

    Antonyms:
    stand firm, resist, hold out, withstand

  4. capitulation, fall, surrenderverb

    the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

    "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

    Synonyms:
    gloaming, giving up, autumn, declension, drop, pin, gloam, downfall, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, yielding, decline, declination, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, resignation, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilight

    Antonyms:
    resist, withstand, hold out, stand firm

  5. surrender, give upverb

    give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

    "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

    Synonyms:
    quit, allow, resign, deliver, chuck up the sponge, vacate, abandon, fall by the wayside, spare, free, give up, lay off, dispense with, drop out, part with, throw overboard, throw in the towel, forego, throw in, waive, renounce, release, drop by the wayside, forgo, cede, discontinue, kick, forfeit, stop, relinquish, cease

    Antonyms:
    resist, stand firm, hold out, withstand

  6. surrender, cede, deliver, give upverb

    relinquish possession or control over

    "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

    Synonyms:
    spare, fork up, extradite, rescue, abandon, hand over, forfeit, dispense with, return, resign, save, fork over, forgo, concede, have, relinquish, throw in, deport, part with, fall by the wayside, redeem, lay off, waive, throw overboard, allow, cease, throw in the towel, give up, grant, discontinue, turn in, birth, stop, render, pitch, cede, deliver, present, yield, chuck up the sponge, renounce, fork out, drop out, free, drive home, drop by the wayside, kick, release, vacate, forego, give birth, quit, bear

    Antonyms:
    withstand, stand firm, hold out, resist

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. surrendernoun

    Synonyms:
    relinquishment, capitulation, yielding

  2. surrenderverb

    Synonyms:
    relinquish, yield, abandon, capitulate, waive, remit

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How to use surrender in a sentence?

  1. President Idriss Deby:

    He escaped justice during the taking of Dikwa by the Chadian army, but we know where he is. And if he refuses to surrender he will face the same fate as the others who perished in their defeat at Dikwa.

  2. Goa Kerle:

    I can't promise that I won't worry, that I won't hurt, that I will be immune to such. Sometimes my mind can be difficult to control, but I promise to try, with no possibility of surrender.

  3. Judge Regina Chu:

    You should decide the case for yourself but only after you should have discussed the case with your fellow jurors and have carefully considered their views, you should not hesitate to re-examine your views and change your opinion if you become convinced they are erroneous, but you should not surrender your honest opinion simply because other jurors disagree, or merely to reach a verdict.

  4. Buckingham Palace:

    After careful consideration, the Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license.

  5. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

    There are some on both the right and the left who want to exploit the current crisis by calling on Americans to surrender our constitutional liberties as the only way to ensure our safety.


Translations for surrender

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  • استسلام, استسلمArabic
  • kapitulieren, Kapitulation, Ergebung, sich ergebenGerman
  • παραδίνομαι, παράδοσηGreek
  • kapitulacoEsperanto
  • abandonar, capitular, rendir, rendirse, entregarSpanish
  • loovutama, allaandmine, alistumaEstonian
  • luovuttaminen, antautuminen, luopuminen, antautua, luovuttaa, luovutusFinnish
  • abandon, capituler, reddition, capitulation, se rendreFrench
  • thoir suas, gèilleadh, thoir thairis, gèillScottish Gaelic
  • menyerahIndonesian
  • arrendersiItalian
  • 自首する, 放棄する, 放棄, 譲渡, 降伏, 投降, 降服, 降服する, 自首, 投降する, 譲渡するJapanese
  • haurarotanga, whakahauraro, hauraroMāori
  • overgaveDutch
  • render, entregar, capitular, render-se, entregar-sePortuguese
  • капитуляция, сдавать, сдача, сдаваться, сдаться, сдать, капитулироватьRussian
  • ge sig, ge uppSwedish
  • లొంగుబాటు, లొంగిపోTelugu
  • teslim olmak, teslim olma, teslim etmekTurkish
  • đầu hàngVietnamese
  • 投降Chinese

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